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Biological and molecular characterization of potyviruses infecting sweet potato
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Protection, 2004)A survey was conducted to identify the viruses that infect sweet potato in the major growing areas in Kenya. Only Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV), Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus (SPCSV), Sweet potato mild ... -
Biological control of bean rust (Uromyces appendiculatus Unger.) on snap beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) using antibiotics produced by Bacillus and Streptomyces species
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Protection, 2009)Culture filtrates of antagonistic bacteria Bacillus sp.(CA5) and Streptomyces sp. (CS35) isolates and their combination (CAS + CS3S) were tested for their ability to control bean rust fungus, Uromyces appendiculatus, ... -
Biological control of root-knot nematodes (meioidogyne spp.) In common bean using bacillus spp.
(2013)Bacillus spp. were isolated from the surface of healthy bean roots. Greenhouse experiments were conducted to determine the effect of Bacillus spp. on root-knot nematodes and plant growth.Bean plants were treated with ... -
The biological performance of Dysdercus cardinalis Gerst and Dysdercus fasciatus'Signoret lemiptera!Pyrrhocoridae on five different hosts plants.
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Biology and control of bpomus pectinatus thunb
(Faculty of Graduate Studies The University of Manitoba, 1986)Investigations into the biology and control of the annual grassy weed Rromus peatinatus Thunb. were conducted at the National Plant Breeding Station, Njoro, Kenya, from 1982 to 1984. R. peatinatus is described and, in ... -
Biology and ecology of Ceratitis capitata (WED.),C. rosa (KARSCH) AND C,(= trirhithrum) coffeae (BEZZI) and their economic importance to coffee industry in Kenya.
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1977) -
The biology and population studies of the sugar-cane scale, Aulacaspis Tegalensis (Zehnt.) (Diaspididae) in Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1973) -
Biomass Yield and Quality of Fodder From Selected Varieties of Lablab in Nandi South Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Inadequate feeds, both in quality and quantity, is the main challenge facing livestock production in Kenya. Use of concentrate feeds (especially high protein) to enrich low quality fodder is mostly beyond the reach of ... -
Bioprospecting and development of a biopesticide for use against mosquitoes from selected plants in Msambweni subcounty, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes affect many people globally with significant numbers of deaths. They are an impediment to economic development in countries where they occur. More than half of the world’s inhabitants are ... -
Biotechnology and food security in Kenya - an assessment of public perception and environmental concerns on genetically modified maize production.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)According to International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (2009), maize is the most essential cereal crop in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and an important staple food for more than 1.2 billion people in SSA and Latin America. ... -
Blood Progesterone Determination by Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Assessment of Reproductive Status of Dairy Cattle in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The livestock sector in Kenya contributes about 10% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with the dairy subsector accounting for 4%. Eighty percent of this contribution is from small scale dairy farmers currently challenged ... -
Boon For Town In Murang'a
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Botanical composition and selection of forage by goats at Machang'a in central-Eastern Rangelands of Kenya
(Department of Agriculture, 1998)The botanical composition of Machang'a Fiel~ Station, Mbee~e, in Central- Eastern Kenya was inventoried by reconnaissance survey. The relative abundance of the various plant species and ground cover were then established ... -
Bovine lameness in small-scale dairy farms in Kikuyu division, Kiambu district, Kenya
(Department of Clinical studies, University of Nairobi, 1994)Lameness is one of the three most important causes of economic loss inwestern European and North American dairy farms (Weaver, 1986). The current trend towards intensive dairy farming and the importation of exotic breeds ... -
Bovine Mastitis: Establishing Bacterial Diversity, Associated Risk Factors, and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of the Isolates in Embu and Kajiado Counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Bovine mastitis is one of the most important global diseases of cattle in which it adversely affects animal and human health, quality and quantity of milk, and the economics of almost every country. Despite the global ... -
Bovine Papillomatosis and its Management with an Autogenous Virus Vaccine in Kiambu District, Kenya
(Department of clinical studiesDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, 2009)Six cases of bovine papillomatosis were reported to the University of Nairobi veterinary clinic. Diagnosis was based on presented clinical signs and histopathology of affected skin lesions. The histological samples of ... -
Bovine trypanosomiasis: susceptibility of East African cattle to African trypanosomiasis
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, 1984) -
Brachiaria Brizantha Cv. Xaraes Yields and Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Fertilized Humic Nitisols of Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study evaluated the effects of organic and inorganic soil fertilization on forage grass (Brachiaria brizantha cv. xaraes) yields, soil N availability, and soil greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Central Kenya. A field ... -
Breed resistance to Haemonchiasis
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1979)Experiments were conducted to examine the nature of br ccd resistance to infection with Haemonchus cont or-tu s . Two br ccd s of sheep were chosen, Merinos - an exotic breed recently introduced into East Africa and Red ... -
Breeding for resistance to bean common mosaic virus, halo bllght, pseudomonas phaseolicola and anthracnose, colletotrichum lidemutttlenum in common bean (phaseolus vulgaris L.)
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Science, 1991)Five popular bean cultivars susceptible to bean common mosaic virus, halo blight Pseudomonas phaseolicola and anthracnose Colletotrichum lindemuthianum were crossed in a dial lei with two other cultivars resistant to ...